You can hear me read “Wishbone,” from my new collection Patti 209, at 3 p.m. Saturday (August 16) in Room 428 of the Summit building at the Seattle Convention Center (WorldCon membership required). I could freak out about the fact that my reading is in competition with readings by two of the biggest names in … Continue reading "Reading at Seattle WorldCon"
Blame it on DOGE, massive layoffs of humans, outsourcing overseas, or whatever you want, but everything is wrong now. Today was the final straw. I didn’t take to social media last week when I spent four hours on the phone with Century Link and Quantum Fiber (their sister company) and Century Link and Quantum Fiber … Continue reading "Everything is Wrong Now"
Want to delight an author whose work you enjoy? Post a three-sentence review of their book (or story) on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or Goodreads. I had coffee this week with a fellow author and we noted that while we’re both selling books, we’re not getting the online reviews that are essential for building reputation … Continue reading "How (and Why) to Review a Book"
In a week when the federal government ordered troops into Los Angeles and Seattle’s police chief said that he expects to be arrested for resisting federal bullies, I invite you to read an excerpt from “Unwanted Visitors.” Originally published by B Cubed Press, it’s one of the stories in my new collection Patti 209: Fifteen … Continue reading "“Unwanted Visitors” (a Seattle story)"